Improvement in clothes-driers



J. P. HILL.

Clothes-Drier.

Patented July20, I875.

JOSEPH P. HILL, OF BARRE, VERMONT.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLQTHES-DRIERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 165,674, dated July 20, 1875; application filed January 4, 1875. i

a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspecti e view of my improved clothes-drier expanded. Fig. 2 represents my clothes-drier folded and detached from the upright post. Fig. 3 shows the construction of the head 0.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of my invention is to furnishan improved clothes-drier, simple in its construc tion, and convenient in use, and which may be securely held when expanded to any designed extent; and it consists in the construction and combination of various parts, as hereinafter more fully described.

A represents an upright post, surmounted by a revolving hub, B, to which are pivoted the lower end of arms a a a, through which are passed cords e 0, upon which the clothes are hung. '0 represents a head, having radial art a a, open-slotted to receive the inner ends the stretcher-rods b b, while the outer ends said rods are attached to arms a a, as shot in the drawings. .1) is an arched stop, plac between the pivoted points in such a mann that by the mutual pressure of the stretch rods 11 1) upon the head 0, while resting up arched stop D, serves to lock and firmly ho the drier expanded for use.

By raising head 0 the drier is thereby easi and quickly folded, as is shown in Fig.2 of t drawing.

Having thus described my invention, Iclai as new and desire to secure by Letters 1?: ent- The head 0, having radial arms a, ope slotted to receive the ends of stretcher-rods and provided with arched stops, placed t tween the pivotal points, all as and for tl purpose described.

JOSEPH P. HILL.

Witnesses:

THoMAs J. DEAvI'rr, I LAFAYETTE RICHARDSON. 

